tynimiller
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You're right. Wyatt has one more year left. No gain in not keeping him for 2025. Even if his time is reduced. He still gets paid. Watson is a walking injury. He has weak knees. He not only tore the ACL, but has additional structural damage to the knee. That knee will never be right again. I'm gauging it on someone I know who had exactly the same type of injury that Watson apparently has. My own Son. He blew out a knee exactly like Watson did, and it takes a major rebuild to get it right, and even then, it's never going to have the strength it needs. Watson won't be ready for next year, and will be on IR for most of the season, then becomes an unrestricted free agent. Why bother keeping a spot open? Get help. Watson is a free agent after 2025. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/76910/christian-watson.
Look at Stokes contract. It sure looks like 2025 is a Packer option year, and the option wasn't taken. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/72409/eric-stokes.
You're right on Melton. An ERFA. If he comes cheap fine, but if it costs more, forget it. He isn't more than deeper depth in the WR room. What puzzles me on Melton is why they haven't used him in the long routes. The guy ran 40s under 4.35. He's as fast, if not faster than Watson. So, why don't they use him in that capacity with Watson out? It makes me wonder how valuable he is. Would you resign him if he gets a solid offer? I wouldn't. I'd look for new blood to be honest.
Like I said on Emmanuel Wilson, I wouldn't invest too much. But what you and I are both missing in this scenario is that the guy did get on the field and is actually in a learning curve. He came out of Ft. Valley State, and from what I've been hearing, he's getting better every day. Does that mean he should be kept? I'd only consider it with a low salary, and it would be a fight for him to make the team.
Not being argumentative. Just voicing my personal opinions on the value of players. Since neither of us is the GM, or on the coaching staff, who knows what they actually think about each player.
Every day I get surprises. One is seeing Myers as an alternate for the Pro Bowl. How? He's barely a top 20 center, and even though the work between him and Love has gotten exceptionally good, that doesn't stop a blitzing linebacker from blowing him up on a play. I still believe we need to find someone better at the position. He's too erratic.
I was merely pointing out I think you had some years wrong was all.
Also Whelan is not a UFA either so cheap keep.
Watson will not be a free agent if on PUP all this next year, as the league rule tolls the final year of a contract in that case into the following. No sense cutting him before you know what he is post surgery and recovery.
In Melton his usage is limited because there hasn’t been the need for him. Wicks and Doubs are both better on routes and getting open deep due to their route trees IMO at least being more refined than Melton.
Melton has a chance now though and likely given his cheap ERFA status will have a chance next year too